CURATOR, EDUCATION

Definition

Under the direction of the Executive Director of the State Museum, Department of State, plans the overall program and supervises the staff of the Bureau of Education and Public Programs; conducts and/or supervises the development and organization of school and public educational programming related to the museum's four subject areas and the planetarium; plans, carries out, and assesses formative and summative program evaluations; prepares materials needed for grant, foundation, corporate, and other funding requests as needed; supervises staff and work activities; prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

• Acts as a special advisor to the director in the field of museum educational programming.
• Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and/or disciplining of employees.
• Organizes assigned technical museum work in the field of child and adult education, analyzes the problems which arise in establishing standards for a complex program, and develops appropriate work methods.
• Devises, develops, tests, establishes, and promotes standards for the museum's educational programs, as appropriate for community needs.
• Plans and develops museum educational programs to fill the needs of New Jersey citizens of all ages and interests.
• Develops and carries out formative and summative evaluations of educational programs; reviews and evaluates current programs and develops new program areas to meet needs.
• Acts as a representative of the New Jersey State Museum in matters pertinent to the formal and leisure time education of New Jersey citizens.
• Establishes appropriate working relationships and lines of communication with State and local educational agencies to develop pertinent museum programs and teaching techniques designed to enrich and supplement school curricula.
• Keeps school administrators, curriculum planners, and researchers alerted to the nature and significance of the potential role of the museum and its available services in the education of school children of all grades and in student teacher training.
• Plans, organizes, and develops in-service and other training programs for museum teachers, lecturers, and guides (voluntary and professional).
• Plans and maintains a current schedule of all museum programs.
• Recommends programs to be incorporated into museum programming to the director.
• Prepares articles describing museum programming and educational methods for publication in appropriate journals.
• Cooperates with other bureau heads in the museum and serves on committees as may be required.
• Prepares correspondence.
• Prepares clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Supervises the establishment and maintenance of records and files.
• Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Education

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Education, Education Administration, Curriculum Development, Museum Education, Archaeology, Anthropology, Social Studies, History, Astronomy, or Astronomy Education, Physical Sciences, or Science Education.

Experience

Five (5) years of professional experience in the field of education, three (3) years of which shall have been as an administrator of an education department in a cultural institution.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

<b>KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITITES:</b>

Knowledge of the role of the museum in child and adult education.

Knowledge of devising and supervising orientation, in-service, and special training programs including teachers, lecturers, and professional and voluntary guides.

Knowledge of the processes and problems involved in programming museum activities for children, adults, visiting public groups, and tours.

Knowledge of evaluation strategies and methodologies related to museum educational programming.

Ability to supervise assigned staff and plan, organize, and implement projects within the unit.

Ability to organize technical museum work in the broad field of education, analyze complex selection and program problems, and develop appropriate work methods.

Ability to work harmoniously with museum staff and outside consultants.

Ability to coordinate activities with those of other bureaus in the museum.

Ability to plan, develop, test, and carry out museum programs appropriate for local community and State leisure time education.

Ability to give appropriate assignments and instructions to museum teaching, lecture, and guide staff.

Ability to review and evaluate current programs and develop new areas as required.

Ability to keep school administrators, curriculum planners, and others aware of the role of the museum in the education of school children and in the teacher training.

Ability to prepare and maintain a current schedule of all museum programs within the buildings and mobile units.

Ability to devise and recommend experimental programs to the museum curators to be incorporated in the museum's plans.

Ability to prepare articles for publication concerned with museum programming and educational methods and techniques.

Ability to prepare correspondence.

Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative bureau reports.

Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of records and files.

Ability to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.

Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible if they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.